Senior Software Engineer, Babylist
Android
$169.3-253.8k
Offers equity and bonus
More information about location
Online universal baby registry
Open for applications
Online universal baby registry
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
$169.3-253.8k
Offers equity and bonus
More information about location
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To help expecting parents get exactly what they need for the arrival of their new baby.
Role
Who you are
- You’re confident in the Android ecosystem and are familiar with modern Android tools and frameworks
- You find pride in shipping code that’s clean, DRY, and well-tested
- You take ownership of your project, from technical planning and implementation to testing and deployment
- You enjoy partnering up with product and design teams to deliver a great user experience
- You have the confidence to communicate something technical to a non-technical team member. You know how to cut out the jargon and talk to others like human beings
- You know how to roll up your sleeves. We like systems that run well, but when things don't go as planned we support each other
- 8+ years of engineering experience with at least 5 years of experience shipping real-world production Android applications
- Experience with Kotlin or Java (Kotlin preferred)
- You should be able to demonstrate a concrete understanding of CS fundamentals and Android best practices
- Experience with Android libraries like Android X/Jetpack, Room, Kotlin Coroutines, Retrofit
- Familiarity with modern Android best practices and frameworks, like Model-View-ViewModel (MVVM) and Kotlin Flow
- Familiarity with emerging technologies like Compose is a plus!
- Familiarity with Ruby on Rails or API design is a plus!
What the job involves
- Babylist is looking for a Senior Software Engineer, Android to join our mobile team
- You’ll work with expert technical leads and software engineers to build out the experience that is the core of our business.
- You’ll work closely with Product, Design, and other teams to execute key initiatives.
- You’ll build exciting new features and experiences in an app that people love. Our Android app is used by hundreds of thousands of delighted users -- that’s why it’s so highly rated on Google Play!
- You’ll collaborate with our product, design, and mobile development teams to build first class experiences
- You’ll build features in a modern Android app with low levels of technical debt
- You’ll own, manage, triage, and fix crashes and bugs so our users can focus on the important stuff -- getting ready for a new addition to their family
- You’ll collaborate with our full-stack engineers to design APIs
- You’ll manage platform and infrastructure projects to ensure our app is staying stable and up to date
- You’ll test and manage deployments to the Google Play Store
Our take
Since its 2011 launch, Babylist has grown into one of the most highly rated baby registries in the US. The difference it offers is that it allows users to include products from any store in their registries. On top of this, the company’s model also focuses heavily on creating informational content, which allows it to generate ad revenue while building customer loyalty.
Originally scaled with fairly low venture funding, Babylist claims half of new parents in the US now use its services. This, given that the baby products industry is worth close to $90 billion, shows the immense growth of the company as well as speaking to the impact it has made in the space.
Babylist has seen strong funding in the past which fuelled projects such as the launch of virtual showrooms, and facilitated the company's expansion further into the market. The company acquired Expectful, a health and wellness tool, in 2023 with the long-term vision to combine the companies into a larger health and wellness media property, that can help people navigate all parts of parenthood from fertility to diapers.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
67% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (1 round)
Nov 2021
$40m
SERIES C
Total funding: $40m
Company benefits
- HAPPIER WEEKENDS – We work to live, not live to work. That means we generally don’t work nights or weekends, and we offer 10 paid holidays throughout the year, in addition to your paid time off.
- PAID TIME OFF THAT WORKS FOR YOU – Life is unpredictable. Use your time off for what you need, whether that’s a vacation, family event or a day to unplug.
- PARENTAL LEAVE – We offer a flexible, 12-week paid parental leave policy.
- FLEXIBLE BENEFITS – Choose from benefits that support your working style, whether that's remote, in the office or something in between.
- HEALTH & WELLNESS – Wellness benefits include 100% paid coverage for medical, vision and dental for full-time employees.
- BABYLIST STORE DISCOUNT – All full-time employees receive a generous Babylist Store discount.
Company HQ
Emeryville, CA
Leadership
Natalie Gordon
(CEO)Former Software Engineer at Amazon. Initially founded Babylist as a side project and has since taken the company to a market leading status.
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